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Posted by: DaMayor

Although I already have a very strong opinion on this, I ask that you all please give your input.

What do you think of "diet" dinners such as those found in the freezer section of your local grocery store? (y'know the ones...Lean Cuisine, Healthy Choice, Lean Pockets...etc.)

Posted by: Rusty

They are full of shit........Don't eat em......The dinners that is. Your wife is ok.

Posted by: nikegurl

I think they are crap and I never touch them - but I didn't always think that.

Something to consider...some people don't care if they are healthy or good for you. I have friends who live on these b/c they are super convenient and calorie controlled. All they care about is how much they weigh. Can you eat these breakfast, lunch and dinner and lose weight - yep. Should you? They don't even ask the question because they don't care.

(not saying that's your wife - but this does exist especially with woment.)

an extreme but true example - I had a friend in high school who "dieted" to lose weight on 4 Snickers a day. She did lose weight. that was her only concern - not health/body composition etc. just being smaller and candy got her there. sigh

Posted by: I Are Baboon

CRAP.

For one thing, check the sodium content of one of those things.

Posted by: DaMayor

I'm sure she'll appreciate the compliment. No, seriously folks, my wife thinks that these types of dinners are just fine. I have argued and argued, and taken the checkbook away from her......Okay, I've just argued.
I have tried and tried to stress the point that this sort of food is JUNK! But she is convinced that it is the way to go......"You'll see" she says, as if we're in a fitness race.....which she is going to lose, I'm afraid.

Posted by: Rusty

Quote:

Originally posted by DaMayor
I'm sure she'll appreciate the compliment. No, seriously folks, my wife thinks that these types of dinners are just fine. I have argued and argued, and taken the checkbook away from her......Okay, I've just argued.
I have tried and tried to stress the point that this sort of food is JUNK! But she is convinced that it is the way to go......"You'll see" she says, as if we're in a fitness race.....which she is going to lose, I'm afraid.

Have your fitness race based on BF............

Have you tried to find some things for her to read on diet and fitness? There is a lot more to being healthy than being slim.

Posted by: nikegurl

just like a guy (this is not an insult). rusty said what i wanted to in FAR fewer words!

Posted by: Rusty

Quote:

Originally posted by nikegurl
just like a guy (this is not an insult). rusty said what i wanted to in FAR fewer words!

Great minds think alike.........

Posted by: CourtQueen

I tried to find some good articles for you but most of them were pretty weak. In a nutshell they said: Don't eat every night. Read the Nutrition Label (DUH), Watch the Sodium and add a serving of veg or fruit.

Too bad, I can't believe I couldn't find one that absolutely gave them a thumbs down.

Posted by: calalily1972

Pure Shit Food

Posted by: Rusty

Quote:

Originally posted by Jodi
Pure Shit Food

Sometimes I think you must have some male blood running through your vains............Your a no bullshit chick.

Posted by: DaMayor

Naw, she's a sweetheart......(that will kick you inthe boys if you don't agree with her)

Posted by: calalily1972

Alright DM you asked for it

Posted by: Chrissy

The stuff inside the box is about as tasty as the box! YUCK!

Posted by: lina

Crap-o-la!

Posted by: TJohn

It's a damn shame that a whole generation grew up thinking that this kind of food was good for you. Many people have to re learn what good nurtrition is, some people just can't

Marketing... Money.... Greed.... Obesity... Diabetes.... Syndrome X.....

TJohn

Posted by: kuso

There are some very talented people paid a lot of money to market this as good stuff, so I can understand when people believe it. But a simple look at the Nutrition Label should reveal they are little more than cardboard covered in salt, fat and sugar.

Posted by: T2G

They are NASTY!

Save her and yourself!

Posted by: DaMayor

Bump.

You guys can stop now......I showed her the thread and she still wants to debate the issue.

Time For Tough Love,Baby!

Anybody know of a good Food Intervention Program?

Posted by: kuso

DM....can you tell us exactly which brand of sugar and shit she insists on eating?

Posted by: DFINEST

Quote:

Originally posted by I Are Baboon
CRAP.

For one thing, check the sodium content of one of those things.

Ditto....

Extremely high in sodium content

*************************************

Once a task you first begun,
Never finished until it’s done,
Be the labor great or small,
Do it well or not at all!
- Big Mama

Posted by: DFINEST

Quote:

Originally posted by Jodi
Pure Shit Food

How eloquent

*************************************

Once a task you first begun,
Never finished until it’s done,
Be the labor great or small,
Do it well or not at all!
- Big Mama

Posted by: calalily1972

Female yes, never said I was a Lady

Posted by: DaMayor

Bump!

Posted by: DaMayor

Quote:

Originally posted by kuso
DM....can you tell us exactly which brand of sugar and shit she insists on eating?

Usually, "Healthy Coice". I used to eat them years ago as well, but at the time I was more concerned about convenience and a quick weight loss fix.

Her argument is that they are more economical.....I say, Horse Puckey! I think she's just sick of hearing me spout off IM terminology.

Posted by: calalily1972

I would almost say McDonalds is closer to real meat than whats in those things.

I remember eating those years ago. OMG - Mystery Meat

They say its chicken, it looks like chicken, maybe even tastes like chicken but feels like a sponge in your mouth.

Posted by: Rusty

Tell her you will shut up about it if she will try it her way for 8 weeks then your way for 8 weeks. with no cheating on your 8 weeks. And you track her results with both.

Posted by: DaMayor

Good idea. She has been eating what I cook (clean stuff) at home, but it's lunch at work that kills her. I told her she needs to pack like I do, or make better choices. But of course, when you work with a bunch of barely twenty year old girls, and you're approaching forty, I imagine peer pressure could be tough. I can't judge, I've never been a woman. (No comments please

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Posted by: kuso

I just looked up one meal and it had 57g of cabs, and 25% daily sodium intake PER SERVING

Posted by: Niacin

Jodi's McDonald's comment is closer than she thinks. Frozen dinners are made of processed formed meat & veggies that failed quality inspection at the processing plant/slaughterhouse for whatever reason. Nasty stuff.

Max

Posted by: nikegurl

and they're not "economical" either. even on sale they cost more than preparing your own meals. you pay for that convenience (and crap nutrition)

if you shop well you can buy a lb of chicken and some veggies for less than 1 frozen "entree"

Posted by: DaMayor

My point exactly.

Posted by: HIC

I used to eat them too till I saw Partially Hydrogenated written in the ingrediants. Trans fatty I can do without

Posted by: TXDeb

Quote:

Originally posted by DaMayor
Her argument is that they are more economical.....I say, Horse Puckey! I think she's just sick of hearing me spout off IM terminology.

I say Horse Puckey too!!!

I used to eat that crap on a daily basis... lunch and dinner sometimes... needless to say I wasnt getting thin.

Here's an alternative if she wants to eat "frozen dinners" cook up an assload of chicken on the grill on sunday, buy a couple of bags of mixed frozen veggies (there are tons of different concoctions) add rice, pasta, sauce (or not) top with cooked chicken and freeze! the ice crystals on the chicken and the veggies keeps the chicken moist and tender when you re-heat in the microwave....

I've done this for years and get a much better quality "frozen dinner" NOT to mention can gear it to my specific nutritional needs for each day, not to mention control sodium intake and other crap that goes in processed foods... AND they just taste better.

As for the grocery bill... that can vary depending on the price of chicken breasts... but I think you'll come up with a few pennies, even dollars to spare this way.

Posted by: CourtQueen

Quote:

Originally posted by Niacin
Jodi's McDonald's comment is closer than she thinks. Frozen dinners are made of processed formed meat & veggies that failed quality inspection at the processing plant/slaughterhouse for whatever reason. Nasty stuff.

Max

Ok, meat at fast food stores has one of the strictest and highest meat quality controls in the nation. It is not failed quality inspected meat. However, it cares not how much fat is in it (or some other things for that matter).
It is usually the handling that causes more issues then not....

Not that I would ever eat the crap. But on a safety issue the stuff is inspected and passed.

Posted by: Niacin

That's true, it is inspected.

But, do you really want to eat meat that is of such high quality livestock and so well handled it has to be 'inspected' by a metal detector?

If I could, I'd make everybody read Fast Food Nation, by Eric Schlosser. Disgusting stuff.

Max

Posted by: CourtQueen

Don't believe everything you read....... Most people in general would find what happens at slaughterhouses and meatpacking establishments disgusting. Have you ever cut the head off a chicken??

Posted by: kuso

Quote:

Originally posted by CourtQueen
Have you ever cut the head off a chicken??

I`ve choked one, but I`m happy to say his stayed attached

Sorry...I couldn`t resist

Posted by: Mudge

I think the key here is that processed foods in general, "suck" for those that are picky about nutriton/diet.

Posted by: CaptainDeadlift

Only Kuso could pornalize a thread on frozen meals.

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